Special catalogue of the Chinese collection of exhibits for the International Fisheries Exhibition, London, 1883.

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[1883]
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Credit: Special catalogue of the Chinese collection of exhibits for the International Fisheries Exhibition, London, 1883. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    forward of the net. The fisherman, divesting himself of his ordinary clothes, puts on a cloak made of reeds (Exhibit No. 3, Class II), and goes into the water, walking up stream, and holding the net in front of him. He has a basket (Exhibit No. 74, Class I) floating near him, into which he puts his haul. When he leaves the water, he unties the net and rolls it up on the poles. 17-22 Shrimp Nets: g|jj Hsia wang. These have the shape of either a conical or a square bag, and are spread on bamboo frames,— square, triangular, or round. The fisherman wades in the water, and dips the net under the surface. These nets are dyed with mangrove bark. They are of various lengths, and the width of their meshes is 4 lines. 2.3 Shrimp Net: tU $tj, Hsieh hsia wang. This net hangs on a circular bamboo frame, to which a long handle is attached. It is mostly used from on board a boat. 24 Small Scoop Net: >]-. ^ (85 -fp|, Hsiao tou yii wang. This is a small bag fastened on a round bamboo frame, with long handle. It serves principally for taking fish out of large nets or reservoirs. 25 Shell Net: ilW W: .ft if®, Ta hsi hsieh ping wang. This is made of strong hempstring, and has the shape of a bag, 3 feet deep. The meshes are 5 lines wide. The net hangs in an iron frame, the lower part of which is lined with a set of prongs which, by the movement of the handle, are driven into the layers of shells, thus loosening them in the mud, and enabling the tide to sweep them into the bag. The handle, which is very long, is made of bamboo and hard-wood. This contrivance serves especially for digging up broken shells at the mouth of the river Han. 26 Cockle Net: Ko t'iao hsieh. wang. This net is made, like the shell net, of strong hempstring. It is used for catching cockles in the muddy flats, where they are regularly cultivated. It is attached to a semi-circular iron frame. Parallel with the base, which is lined with iron prongs 5 inches long, runs an iron bar, and between this and the base hangs the net. A long handle is attached to the frame. The prongs stir up the cockles, and the tide sweeps them into the net. Before the latter is raised, it is shaken, to get rid of the mud sticking to the shells. Tlje net has the shape of a bag, and is 5 feet long. 27-31 Small Flat Dip Nets: $§ FJ f|, Ch‘ien hsia kung tseng. These are 2 feet 8 inches square, are made of hempstring, and hang on bamboo poles, which are placed crosswise over the nets. At the lower ends of the poles are clay rollers, which serve as sinkers. These nets are suspended from a long rope fastened to floating buoys. Mostly used in river fishing ; they are also seen near the seashore where the current is not too strong. 32-35 Hemp: g *rb Ma chu. In different stages of preparation, for making thread. 36, 37 Spinning-wheels: H $| Hsien lun ch'e. Used for throwing the hemp into thread : No. 36 for three cords, No. 37 for two cords. 38 Hempstring: ||| |j|, Wang hsien. Of various thicknesses ; used in making nets. 39 Various Bands of the Casting Net, spread over bamboo hoops to stretch the knots.